The Food of Love…

Chocolate, of course! Check out these great Indiana chocolate locations:
Abbott’s Candy (Hagerstown)
Albanese Candy Factory (Merrillville)
Best Chocolate in Town (Franklin & Indianapolis)
Blu Boy Chocolate Cafe (Bloomington)
Charlie’s Caramel Corn & Candy Shop (Vincennes)
Cocoa Safari (Madison)
David Allan Chocolatier (Lebanon)
DeBrand Chocolates (Fort Wayne)
Donaldson’s Chocolates (Lebanon)
Farmland Chocolates at Tanglevine Crossing (Farmland)
Ghyslain Chocolates, Inc. (Union City)
Good’s Candy Shop (Anderson)
McCord Candies (Lafayette)
Mundt’s [...]

Indiana’s Newest Winery Opens in Richmond

Dr. Jeff & Melody Haist and Jim & Karen Ramey invite you to their new 8-acre winery located on a picturesque setting along historic National Road/U.S. 40 West. J & J Winery was established in 2008 and is expecting many guests at the public opening this Thursday, February 12, 2009. Much renovation has been done [...]

RICHMOND Means ROMANCE

Surprise someone special with a Richmond~Wayne County, Indiana Valentine/Romance package. During the day, you can stroll hand-in-hand through our quaint towns and villages, packed with galleries, antique stores, museums, boutiques and artisan shops. While you’re out, be sure to stop by one of Wayne County’s candy shops or chocolatier. Abbott’s Candies in Hagerstown is known [...]

Devour Indianapolis

Head downtown and join in the Devour Downtown Winterfest, featuring over 36 restaurants offering great $30 deals. Restaurants include Ruth Chris Steak House, St. Elmo’s, BARcelano, Iaria’s, Skyline Club and more. Devour Downtown ends this weekend! If you miss it, not a problem…there’s always the Summer Devour in June.

Kids, Santa, and The Conductor – Indiana State Museum

If you need a quick pick-me-up, stop in the Indiana State Museum and hang around some little kids as they take in the Celebration Crossing exhibit, and Santa himself.  Its intoxicating!  They get so excited, you can’t help but smile as you watch them and listen in on their conversations with Santa and Mrs. Claus.  [...]

Start your Girls’ Weekend Getaway early…

With a Girls’ Night Out at the Indiana State Museum! Every Third Thursday of the month (December 18th this month) the State Museum will stay open late and offer special discounts, food/drink (for purchase) and free entertainment. This month’s entertainment includes performances by family-friendly comedy group – ComedySportz, Surviving the Holidays: Improv at the Museum [...]

On the First Day (12/13) of Christmas…

my hometown (Indianapolis) gave to me…free admission to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. On the second day (12/14) of Christmas my hometown gave to me…free admission to the President Benjamin Harrison Home.
You’ve got the tune, now sing along:
3. 12/15 – free wine glasses and tastings along the Indy Wine Trail
4. 12/16 – [...]

Indiana Restaurants serve up Hoosier Hospitality

The Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal at the Indianapolis International Airport opened on November 11 to welcome holiday travelers. The new gateway will welcome over 8 million passengers annually.
Even if you’re not flying, a trip to the airport is still a great idea for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Home-grown restaurants abound including Harry & Izzy’s, [...]

Visit Indiana Blog Wrap-up

 
We began blogging about nine months ago (see our first two posts – Indiana College Towns and Moto GP Promo) and it feels like time to do a VI Blog wrap-up. When we first started blogging, we had three different blogs (Indiana College Towns, Indiana Motorcycle Rides, and Indiana Outdoors). This summer we officially launched the [...]

Celebrating our Veterans!

Indianapolis remembers the Nation’s armed forces well. Home to the nation’s second largest collection of war memorials (largest being Washington, DC) and at the heart is the Indiana War Memorial Plaza, which was also the backdrop for yesterday’s Veterans Day parade. The cold and cloudy weather, could not dampen the spirits of parade goers as [...]